foregoing

Example Sentences

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The bigger issue is that investors who stuck with staples, foregoing bigger gains in hopes they would provide a smoother ride, have been sorely mistaken.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

When I think of foregoing a baby for a comedy career, I think: What career?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

You are foregoing any increases in the stock market over the term of the annuity — but also hedging your bets against a severe downturn in the market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

He agreed with Secretary Vance that to oppose it “would be foregoing an option that we could exercise in the event a peaceful solution is not in the offing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

The foregoing should not be read as a call for movement building to the exclusion of reform work.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander